Current research employs communities and ecosystems that are exposed to natural and anthropogenic stressors, examining the current and future impacts of climate or other environmental change. Our emphasis is on physiological, molecular, and ecological responses of marine and estuarine organisms, including plankton, ecologically and economically important benthic invertebrates (e.g. oysters), and foundation species (e.g. intertidal mussels and tropical reef corals). There are multiple ongoing research projects that explore:

Mechanisms of acclimatization and adaptation to local environmental conditions.

Comparisons of individuals and populations to discover patterns operating from local to global scales.